Market Cycle Brief — September 23, 2026: BTC 45/100, Platinum Down 7.1
Bitcoin's cycle score stands at 45/100, down 0.1 from the prior reading. 0 of 18 tracked markets improved vs the prior reading.
Bitcoin
Cycle Score: 45/100, down 0.1 from the prior reading — model date 2026-09-23
| Cycle | Day | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| 4-year | 85/1450 | early |
| Yearly | 85/170 | mid |
| Weekly | 53/24 | extended |
Bitcoin is on day 85/1450 of its 4-year cycle (early phase). The yearly cycle is in its mid phase (day 85/170) and the weekly cycle is extended (day 53/24).
Movers
- Platinum: 57.6 → 50.5 (Δ -7.1)
- Gold: 47.6 → 45.5 (Δ -2.1)
- Silver: 47.6 → 45.5 (Δ -2.1)
News context
- Spot bitcoin ETFs attract nearly $1 billion in largest daily inflow in 11 months — theblock · positive
- Spot bitcoin ETFs attracted nearly $1 billion on Monday, the 9th largest inflow ever — coindesk · positive
- Coinbase adds fixed-rate bitcoin-backed loans through Morpho Midnight — theblock · positive
- A $3.2 million 'bitcoin butterfly' option trade bets on $95,000 by the end of October — coindesk · positive
- CME adds Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures as crypto derivatives push grows — theblock · positive
Markets
| Market | Score | Δ | Phase | Model date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 45 | -0.1 | mid | |
| Ethereum | 40 | -0.1 | — | |
| XRP | 40 | -0.1 | — | |
| Solana | 40 | -0.1 | — | |
| Sui | 40 | -0.1 | — | |
| S&P 500 | 26.5 | -0.1 | late | 2026-09-22 |
| NASDAQ Composite | 37.7 | -0.2 | late | 2026-09-22 |
| Dow Jones | 26.6 | -0.1 | extended | 2026-09-22 |
| Russell 2000 | 15.5 | -0.2 | mid | 2026-09-22 |
| DAX 40 | 33.2 | -0.2 | late | 2026-09-22 |
| Nikkei 225 | 19.2 | -0.2 | extended | 2026-09-18 |
| FTSE 100 | 35.1 | -0.2 | late | 2026-09-22 |
| NVIDIA | 25.1 | -0.2 | late | 2026-09-22 |
| JP Morgan Chase | 50 | 0.0 | extended | 2026-09-22 |
| Gold | 45.5 | -2.1 | mid | 2026-09-22 |
| Silver | 45.5 | -2.1 | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Platinum | 50.5 | -7.1 | — | 2026-09-22 |
| US Dollar Index | 23.8 | 0.0 | extended | 2026-09-22 |
Methodology: How the cycle score works · Bitcoin live dashboard · Previous brief
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